If French suburbs revolt, we don’t have the capacity to face them – Ex-military chief

During a TV debate, Philippe de Villiers, a right-wing politician and founder of the successful medieval park “Puy-du-Fou”, said what his brother told to none other than President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Phillippe de Villier’s brother is Pierre de Villiers, and from 2014 to 2017 he was Chief of the General Staff headquarters of the Armies (or to put it simply, he was in charge of the French army).

According to le Point, during a pre-tape for a TV debate that will air on November 3, when Philippe de Villiers was asked about the “reality of France’s political situation”, the politician dropped a bombshell that echoes what Gerard Collomb told in an interview to news outlet Valeurs Actuelles.

“If suburbs riot, we are not capable to face them, we don’t have the means to, we don’t have the men”, the chief of army said to Macron, according to Phillippe de Villiers.

These statements come just two days after a “purge” took place in several major French cities, where even some policemen were targeted by rioters.